Robert Jenkins was a Welsh master mariner from Llanelli, famous as the protagonist of the "Jenkins's ear" incident, which became a contributory cause of the War of Jenkins' Ear between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in 1739.

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Occupation: sailor
Citizenship: United Kingdom, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: 1700
Died: 1745

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Robert Jenkins

British master mariner

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